Heat Wave Expected Across Santa Barbara South Coast and Los Angeles; Fire Watch Issued
Soaring temperatures, rising humidity and strong winds make a return to Santa Barbara County’s South Coast Thursday, with an Excessive Heat Warning issued through Saturday.
Temperatures will be increasing each day in Carpinteria, Montecito and Santa Barbara, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters are predicting temperatures to range from 96 to 103 degrees in the foothills and between 85 and 95 degrees across the coast. Overnight lows are expected to remain in the 70s to lower 80s across the foothills. The Santa Ynez Valley is expected to be hot and breezy on Friday, with a high around 100 degrees, and Saturday, before dropping down into the 80s on Sunday.
The heat wave is expected to peak between Friday and Saturday, when it could approach 120 degrees in the Coachella Valley and 112 in Woodland Hills, forecasters said. Burbank, its neighboring cities and communities on either side of the San Bernardino Mountains can also expect to bake in triple-digit heat from Thursday through the weekend, said Stuart Seto, a National Weather Service specialist.
“This is really dangerous heat. People need to be taking extreme precautions,” Seto said.
On another note, After fighting five brush fires in four days, including a two-acre blaze in Westlake Village on Tuesday, fire officials said there is mounting concern that this summer will be an abnormally active fire season.